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BevnetDecember 29, 2025
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⚡ Can Collagen Power the Next Wave of Energy Drinks?

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Collagen has been a rising ingredient in ingestible beauty drinks, so why not energy too?

That’s the driving force behind Skinergy, a new hydrolyzed marine collagen peptide-infused energy drink seeking to meet the demands of female consumers flocking to the category. Each 12 oz. can delivers 6 grams of protein and 105mg of green tea caffeine. 

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⚰️ From Coffins to Caffeine

⚰️ From Coffins to Caffeine

Titan Casket, a Massachusetts-based direct-to-consumer coffin retailer (which, it turns out, is a real thing) is getting into the energy drink space with Awake, which proudly tells consumers that they can “Sleep When You’re Dead.”

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